Faridabad: The Cyber Crime Central Police Station has arrested a man from Farrukhnagar, Gurugram, for selling his bank account to cyber fraudsters.
The accused, Sunil, hails from Churu district in Rajasthan. His bank account received fraudulent transactions amounting to ₹4,99,600.
Additionally, six complaints from different states have been registered against this account.
During the initial interrogation, Sunil revealed that he sold his account for ₹5,000, out of which he had already received ₹2,500.
Police spokesperson Yashpal Singh stated that the accused is being interrogated under remand. Previously, three other accused—Parmvīr, Brijesh, and Vikas—were arrested in connection with the case.
The FIR in this case was lodged at the Cyber Crime Central Police Station by a resident of the Sector-37 area. The victim received a call claiming that a courier in their name, being sent to Taiwan, contained drugs.
Later, individuals impersonating senior officers from the Mumbai Crime Branch accused them of drug trafficking and money laundering, threatening arrest. The scammers digitally confined the victim and extorted ₹31.76 lakh.
With ongoing investigations, the police have so far arrested four individuals related to the case.
